WCIB Digital Project Manager

Posted:
8/15/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Illinois, United States ⋅ Chicago, Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

This role has multiple levels, open to candidates with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in project management activities. The successful candidate will be hired for the level of the position that aligns with their experience.

The WCIB Digital Project Manager will lead and manage business readiness activities for priority digital projects within the Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking (WCIB) Digital organization with a major focus on Pivot Digital. This team member will proactively lead the WCIB digital initiatives across Pivot, online banking, mobile apps, the public site and vendor platforms.

Key responsibilities:

  • Partner with WCIB business readiness teams and key stakeholders to provide business readiness and project management support for Digital product rollouts.

  • Effectively collaborate with cross-functional business and technology partners as well as vendors throughout the project lifecycle.

  • Develop and maintain project plans for multiple WCIB Digital projects (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid)

  • Manage project performance and project team members in planning, documenting, and executing to successfully complete projects on time

  • Track project milestones, action items, risks, and issues to closure; and communicate regular status updates to the project team and stakeholders

  • Identify and mitigate risks and issues within projects

  • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths

  • Facilitate project meetings, take meeting notes, document action items to be shared with the project team, and maintain documents on SharePoint and OneDrive

  • Partner with WCIB Digital Program Manager to resolve program level risks, issues, and dependencies

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

  • Five to eight years of experience in project management activities


Preferred Skills/Experience

  • Hands-on project management experience in financial services / banking industry

  • Experience with / knowledge of investment products and business readiness activities preferred.

  • Strong collaboration skill with cross functional teams - cross-functional project management experience, made up of product management, technology, marketing, compliance, user experience, development, operations, training, and customer service

  • Strong organizational, interpersonal and listening skills

  • Flexible. Ability to work in a fast and changing environment with minimal supervision

  • Ability to work through ambiguity and competing priorities

  • Ability to ramp quickly on new businesses and business problems

  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

  • Experience with Agile methodology preferred, including JIRA and Confluence

  • Proficient in Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook. Familiar with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • PMP certification (preferred)

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days. 

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

  • Basic term and optional term life insurance

  • Short-term and long-term disability

  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave

  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

  • Adoption assistance

  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

EEO is the Law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EEO poster.  

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $95,455.00 - $112,300.00 - $123,530.00

U.S. Bank accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.